Global Prospects of the Cost-Efficiency of Broiler Welfare in Middle-Segment Production Systems

In the 2000s, the idea of a so-called middle-segment arose in North-West Europe to address the criticism on intensive broiler production systems. Middle-segment systems being indoor housing of slower-growing broiler strains at a stocking density &#8804;38 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. Previous l...

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Main Authors: Luuk S.M. Vissers, Ingrid C. de Jong, Peter L.M. van Horne, Helmut W. Saatkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/7/473